Elder St. Paisios on Effortless ‘Holiness’
“Unfortunately, in our day, words and books have multiplied and experiences have diminished, because the worldly spirit, which pursues all conveniences and avoids all bodily effort, influences people. Most...
Orthodox Quote for January 7
“Delicacies are my pleasure while my soul goes hungry…Break the stone that is my heart, saving Jesus, so that the inner me may be softened and a stream of...
Daily Devotional for January 7-13
Sunday THIS SUNDAY… Act 19:1-8 9 And it came to pass, that, while Apollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts came to Ephesus: and finding certain...
Orthodox Quote for January 6
“…after His baptism, having as a man been filled with the Holy Spirit, Christ begins to show the way to triumph over temptation, sin, sickness, religious hypocrisy, political oppression,...
Orthodox Quote for January 5
“Ceaseless prayer and gratitude to God for all that happens to us are the necessary conditions for a natural life. If people don’t thank God for everything, they can’t...
Elder Porphyrios on the Start of the Day
“‘On rising from sleep, we fall down before You, Good Lord.’ That’s the way to achieve the object of your desire. The soul then reverts to its original luster,...
Orthodox Quote for January 4
“The most powerful ‘word’ that can help and build others up is the ‘word’ of your actions. Make your life an #8221; (From ‘The Veil’ of the Protection of...
St. Paisios on the Power of the Theotokos
“I’ve met morally depraved men with a “carnal mindedness” who married pious Orthodox women leading a spiritual way of life. These husbands so clearly perceived their wives’ spiritual purity...
Elder St. Paisios on Judging
“What I think is not always correct; I often make mistakes. In such and such a situation I had the same thoughts as now, and it turned out that...
Orthodox Quote for January 3
“The liturgical prayers which seem perfunctory become our own when) when they are said with meaning and care… In this way the soul is cultivated without our realizing. Bloodlessly....